Ben Porter, 21, Ottawa, Ontario.
ben_porter@live.ca (skype) Also, please do not pm me i never use 2p2.
Ever since i was in grade school i have been fascinated by poker. Growing up in my teens, my brother and all his friends would have home games, and i could hear all the excitement and i was intrigued even further. My brother was a successful cash game pro on Poker Stars, and once i turned eighteen he helped me get into online poker. I spent the first couple years treading water, and i did little to improve my game. Slowly i became more confident in my reading abilities and i saw a slight improvement, this encouraged me to work harder on my strategies. Mid 2013 i started really studying, i saw drastic improvement and at the beginning of 2014 i decided to play full time. I have been winning consistently for the past year. However recently i hit a really bad run and it has had a severe impact on my confidence/emotion.
I want to be staked because i focus on my true goal at the table which is to make correct decision. When I play with my own money i find myself nervous at times. Also i want to be a professional, I want to make some good money playing poker over the next few years, and i believe that it is essential for me to be staked in order for me to do this.
I want to play MTT on Full Tilt $2-$100, but i am obviosly not expecting to start at $100, i will be eager to move up once i prove myself worthy to you.
I think i give up a little to easily post-flop, but i think my shoving/calling ranges are very good.